Wartime resilience Holding the line

The workers who maintain a sense of normalcy in the war zone of Israel's South With resilient communities, an understanding of the vitality of their work, social solidarity and strong unions, ordinary people become heroes

Grassroots activism Talking The Talk

A diverse cross-section of Israelis come together to commemorate and talk 24 years after Prime Minister Rabin’s assassination, thousands of Israelis met in Rabin Square for the annual Israeli Assembly to engage in round-table discussions about acute issues facing Israeli democracy

Security situation Israel under Fire

The home front - how Israeli society copes with security threats 190 Rockets rain down on Israel following targeted assassination of Islamic Jihad commander Baha Abu al-Ata | Israeli society switches gears as 250,000 school children were told to stay home and workplaces shut down

Unions "They've got our backs”

How working on a garbage truck became "a job to be proud of" Starting at 3 a.m, walking 9 to 12 kilometers a night and lifting a total of eight tons of trash every shift, they keep our streets clean and our city healthy | It's not usually thought of as an attractive job, but Tel Aviv's sanitary workers would beg to differ.

"Dying of hunger" Standstill

Israeli government in deadlock: will disability benefits rise as legally required? Alex Friedman, leading activist: "The government is paralyzed and many significant issues are falling between the cracks, including increased benefits in disability law, which we spent years fighting for."

"A painful farewell" "Keeping the peace"

Rabin led Israel to peace with Jordan. 24 years after his assassination, where does it stand today? With no official ceremony and amidst deteriorating coordination between the countries, two pockets of land returned to Jordan on the 25th anniversary of the peace treaty

70 faces of Torah study "Judaism belongs to everyone"

Teaching Bible class in Israel: a secular-religious minefield At a time when accusations of religious indoctrination are rife, Bible teachers at Israeli secular schools are convinced that without the Bible, we can't truly understand ourselves

Underfunded, understaffed An unhealthy system

7 billion short of bringing medical services up to a "decent level," says Clalit CEO With a statement from the head of Israel's largest provider of health services, another voice has been added to the chorus alerting the Israeli public to the crisis in their health system

Grass roots change Organised labor versus inequality

A decade of change: unionized labor in Israel While government policy remains conservative, tectonic changes in Israel have led to a decline in inequality in the country | How has this happened? | Three graphs tell the story

White collar unions Saved, for now

Telecom workers in Israel fought for their jobs - and won A campaign led by Histadrut head Arnon Bar David, managed to shift the tide after two major telecom companies announced massive layoffs just before the high holidays

73 killed in 2019 Deadly crime wave

The economic aspect of the crisis Arab citizens of Israel are facing Ja'afer Farah, head of the Mossawa Center: "What we really need is government policy to improve economic prospects for young Arabs and close the gaps between our communities and Jewish ones"

Public spending Who rules the budget?

The high price of the double elections: 1/12 budget in Israel Israel's political chaos will cause an automatic 2 percent cutback on all public services | Spending decisions will be made by unelected officials, until a budget is passed by a future government

Yom Kippur Therapy behind bars

Israel Prison Services paves the way for inmate rehabilitation Col. Dafna Doueb: "I think that as a society we cannot allow ourselves to give up on these people. I believe that every step we help them take is important"

Yom Kippur behind bars Praying with sinners

The long road to rehabilitation in Israel's prisons A. dealt in weapons, L. sold drugs | They both underwent a long rehabilitation process in prison | Can criminals truly repent?

Rosh Hashanah in Israel The face behind the Shofar

In the Golan Heights, one man turned his passion for shofars into a vocation As the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur approach, and the shofar blast attempts to open the gates of heaven, we set out to learn about shofar production at Shimon Keinan’s factory on Moshav Givat Yoav | What is a shofar made of? What makes a good shofar? And what do shofars have to do with Islam?